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Pours a deep black amber with red tinges on the edges. Aggressive pour produced very little head that disappeared too quickly to nothing.
Aroma is sweet roasted, smokey malts with a bit of earthy aromas
Taste is sweet malt and lots of smoke and peat flavors. Finishes a sweet dry with smokey flavors lingering on the tongue a long time.
Aftertaste of sweet smoke.
My only complaint is the seeming lack of carbonation. Mouthfeel is a little weak, but carbonation would definately help that.
A very, very slight tingling on the tongue from what little carbonation there is, but excellent flavor and aftertaste.

6 pack of 12 ounce bottles for $8.99 at La Bodega in Riverside, CA. in June 2008. Named SacSquatch in the bottle.

Pours a deep mahogany, slightly reddish highlights with a nice creamy head that sticks around.

Aromas are slightly sweet, slightly smoky roasted malts, dark bread with only a hint of hops.

Flavor is a rich malt stew, slightly smoky (a bit of ash) but quite sweet. No hint of alcohol.

Overall a decent brew, I tend to be less excited by Sacramento Brewing beers; the several I've had are all OK, but just don't excite me- here's another example. After finishing the 6 pack, I have to admit I really didn't want to finish the 6 pack. I just really didn't enjoy it.

12oz. brown bottle with twist-off cap, pours a dark chestnut-brown with a 1/2" light tan head. The head settles to a ring and wee bits of lace. Carbonation seems a bit on the weak side.

Initial smell is sweet and malty. As it warms, a bit of alcohol comes into play, along with some nuttiness. Smells like a scotch ale, very malt laden.

Toffee malt flavor with ample sweetness is main attraction in the taste. A little nutty, a mild note of alcohol and then a chalky bitter of a finish...and that's it. A little vegetal, grassy hop to the aftertaste and the slightest warming of it's 7% ABV.

Light-medium body that has astringency and feels somehow watery as well. Strange mouthfeel. It's drinkable, I was able to finish the sixer in a sitting with a couple friends, but won't buy another sixer at $8 again.

Clear, deep burgundy hue. Beige, soapy head leaves sparse, tattered lace. Soft toffee and butterscotch upfront in aroma, with a roasted barley undertone and a kiss of earthy hops. Tame aromawise. A snap of dark grain acidity at first in flavor is ensued by notes of undersweetened, singed brownie and dilute molasses. A tinge of savory biscuit and diacetyl butterscotch mid palate is partially offset by a curious, raspberry like fruitiness. Vapid in body, with a desperate need for dextrins. Burnt barley presence augments as the beer warms, but all other flavor components remain static. Finishes mostly watery, save a lingering, ghostly butterscotch and dark chocolate notion. A mediocre, albeit inoffensive scotch ale. Needs more girth in body and in overall malt character. Not worth seeking out, but certainly not worth turning down if you're offered a free pint or two...

WOW!!!, I dont even want to waste my time with this one. This is honestly one of the most awful craft brews I have ever had. Way too much malt, seems to be missing some alcohol for the amount of malt that comes through. Not much hop character either. I did not pay for this one and surely will not go out and buy another.

Pours a dark amber/brown cloudy color with a slight white head that has big bubbles.

The aroma seems off. Smells dusty and a bit biscuit like.

Taste is flat. Very little carbonation, no mouthfeel, seems watered down. There is just so little going on here. It doesn't really taste bad, but it just doesn't really taste like anything. I can only pick up a slight biscuit quality on the finish.

This will be the last time I purchase this one. I have one left that will probably take up space in my fridge... until I give it away or pour it out.

On tap at the brewery. A pleasant surprise. This beer is very smooth, and the rich flavors come across as subtle and round, and melt together in perfect harmony. Hops are just barely there. Carmel and smoked malts, some peat, and the 7% abv does not show itself. Almost no residual sweetness, which is why I tend to avoid the style. Highly recommended!

Bottled and tasted as SacSquash Scotch Ale. Dark brown color. Small white head. Aroma is malty, sweet, peaty and smoky. A medium bodied scotch ale. Malts are rich. Peaty and smoky, Very nice round roasty malt flavors. Very smooth taste. Nicely balanced. The smokiness and peatyness sort of hang around in the background and pervade the malt flavors. Its kind of a nice effect. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Pours a very dark brown with some ruby highlights. The head fades pretty quickly, but sticks around as a thin ring and leaves some slight lacing. Smells very malty, with a bit of smoke. Pretty typical Scotch ale smell, but also smells well put together. Taste is more balanced and smooth. Not exuberantly malty for the style, there is a slight metallic taste at the base which is not unpleasant. Some nuttiness and a hint of smoke round it out. Slightly tannic, but fairly balanced and not overly sweet. This is not bad, and I think some of the reviews are overly harsh or just not familiar with the style. Could be a little less tannic on the tongue, but I sorta like this one.

The head is fast fading on top this dark ebony/brown colored beer. I like this aroma here...some chocolate fudge and toffee notes...like ice cream toppings. In the mouth, more flavors are released, which stimulate the palate in a good way. There is some smoked maltiness playing around in the background while the dominant players of chocolate fudge, buttersctoch, and toffee sweeten things up. The finish leaves an unsweetened chocoalte note, mixed with peat.

This beer won't give you head, but it will stimulate your senses. A good scottish ale.

Poured a dark amber with red hues. Small foamy off white head. Didn't leave a lot of lace but coated the glass rather well. Smells sweet and earthy. Roasted malt and a peat smokiness.
Sweet roasted, grainy malt flavor. The peat and smokiness slid in to give it an earthy undertone. Nicely bitter in the finish with an aftertaste that almost reminded me of a not so sweet Butter Rum LifeSaver. Interesting.
Medium bodied with a slightly creamy mouthfeel and tingly carbonation that seemed a bit too much. Alcohol was hidden well and it had good drinkability.

The smell of this beer is heavy on the malt side, and light on the hops. As far as Scotch Ales go its very flavorful, with a pronounced coffee taste mixed with dark roast. Color is a very dark amber with a moderate head and no lacing. Because of the lack of hops it goes down easy and lingers more in the throat, but is very easy to drink.

Pours dark mahogany with chestnut edging.
Nearly opaque, which accentuates the tan particulate flakes that settle on the sides and bottom of the goblet.
Moderately rocky head of beige that has a quick stay, followed by fine edging.
Aromatics are a myriad of chocolate, dark fruits, and a hint of smoke.
Toffee coated roasted figs with a hint of misplaced sour cherries.
Medium bodied and slickish, creamy but with a slight twang.
Pallet is pretty straightforward for a Scotch, a smattering of dark chocolate, caramel, roasted malt, and smoke.
A lactic tinge is detracting amongst the suspects aforementioned, and there is no "largeness" to this brew.
Bitterness is well balanced, and all in all not offensive, just a bit sub-par for a "SacSquash" sized ale.
Finishes slightly warming with a residual tartness.

Appearance: The pour is dark, boarding on black, burgundy with a small and quickly fading beige head.

Smell: The nose is smoky, with a bit of sweet malts and an earthy character.

Taste: The flavor profile is a bit of a let down. Everything in the aroma is in the taste, but it never really comes together. The smoky malts taste taste more like ash than smoked peat and they ruin any ground that sweet malts, butterscotch, and earthy hops try to make up.

Mouthfeel: The mouthfeel is too thin and lifeless.

Drinkability: I love that I can split up six-packs at Trader Joe's and buy singles. That way I can taste new beers and not be stuck with five more bottles of the average ones, like this stuff.

Taste: Okay, I definitely taste some "roasted and big bodied". Black coffee and charred oak stand out for me. Following those I get raspberries and blueberries (again), scotch, dark chocolate, pine, and spicy hops. The bitterness is surprisingly strong, especially toward the end of the bottle.

Mouthfeel: Pretty creamy, actively carbonated, and "big bodied". The hops produce some oily and spicy characteristics that appear more toward the end of the sip. Alright.

Drinkability: Weird beer, but it keeps you guessing. I might buy this again, especially considering the price.

Overall Impression - There's just too much smoke going on in this... its not terribly pleasant. More body, less smoked malt (how about none?) and caramel richness in the flavor and aroma would make this a much more enjoyable beer.

I had Sac Brew's Heffe and Red horse before I was hessitant about this one. It is the best out of all 3 of them but that isn't saying much. There is nothing wrong with this beer but nothing stands out whatsoever. Too watery for me really, I tasted some caramel, some hint of smoke but that was about it.

Poured a deep reddish black brew with a tan head that has a pretty good retention for the alcohol level but it dosent stick around too long either. The aroma is pretty mild with just a touch of sweet mlat and some mild smoke. The taste has a mild sweetness blended in with some roasted barley and barely any smoke at all. After just reviewing Traquiar House Ale this is a very poor example of a scotch ale as the sweetness is too light and the smoke is way to light. The body of this ale is weak and it needs to be fuller to really be a nice example of a scotch ale. I would prefer a scotch ale with more body than this one as I would probably never purchase one of these again.